What shapes consumer transactions and payment technologies, and where is it going?

Any conventional wisdom about payments—how they’re made, the currencies being used, the cards presently in favor—doesn’t last long before the next wave of technology, innovation, and regulation. Javelin’s analysts conduct research at the forefront of payments, identifying the emerging trends for financial services companies and payments providers and offering insight into how they can best position themselves not just for what is current but also for what is coming.

Payments Research

Reports

Faster and Real-Time Payments: New Players Primed to Overtake Legacy Solutions

This report takes a closer look at some of the major faster payment initiatives and explores their potential opportunities for adoption as well as any potential barriers.

U.S. Commercial Mobile Payments Forecast, 2016–2025

Most commercial mobile payments activity to date has been approvals through remote channels, but we anticipate a rapid change by 2020.

The Intersection of Digital and Debit

  • Impact Note
  • Date: July 12, 2018
  • Author(s): Sarah Grotta
  • Research Topic(s): Debit
Ensuring the inclusion of debit cards in digital payments is key to maximizing future debit card transaction growth.

Five Reward Events That Will Alter the Credit Card Value Proposition

Issuers must adapt to an evolving market and ensure that their products address market change.

EMV Technology Update: EMV Classic, Faster EMV, and Now QR Code EMV

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: June 18, 2018
  • Author(s): Tim Sloane
  • Research Topic(s): Emerging, Merchant
EMV QR codes could solve the e-commerce fraud problem if merchant concerns can be overcome.Mercator Advisory Group releases a new research report on the latest developments in point-of-sale technologies, including EMV chip cards, NFC, and QR Cod...

Payments Hubs: Renaissance in 2018

Financial services industry change is driving renewed interest in payments hub solutions.

Winning the Underbanked: The Long-Term Opportunity in Short-Term Lending

Payday loans play a vital role in the lives of many consumers who don’t have the cash reserves to cover an emergency expense. They are especially popular with underbanked consumers. However, they are expensive with APRs ranging from 300-750% and...

Innovative Payment Technology Prospects: FinovateSpring 2018

  • Javelin Report
  • Date: June 5, 2018
  • Author(s): Rachel Huber, Michael Moeser
  • Research Topic(s): Tech & Infrastructure
Analysts from Javelin’s Payments practice recently attended FinovateSpring 2018. Of the firms presenting, Javelin identified four innovative companies, highlighted in the report in alphabetical order, that we felt our clients should be aware of ...

Private Label Credit Cards: A Market, Not Just a Niche

Private label credit cards: 300 million cards and counting Mercator Advisory Group releases a new research report defining the co-brand and private label credit card markets in the U.S.

Goldman Sachs Credit Cards: A Golden Opportunity

Credit card market entry is just one piece of the strategy as the $974 billion asset investment bank enters U.S. retail banking. Goldman Sachs is positioned for a 2019 entry into the credit card market.

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